Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-29
PROSPECTUS.


THE LINOTYPE COMPANY
of
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Licensed by the
Mergenthaler Printing Company
The National Topographic Company
The Linotype Printing Machine having
been perfected and made a commercial fat,
it is proposed to form company under the
laws of
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
with capital of
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,
of customers. at large reduction from
the present cost of type-setting different
VARIETIES OF BODY LETTER
of any required length of line
1t has been considered that the plan of
establishing
A CENTRAL OFFICE
from which reading matter in the different
sizes of letter
FROM SMALL Plea TO AGATE
can be furnished in any quantities to CHS
toners almost upon demand. is preferable
to any other method of operating
THE LINOTYPE MACHINE.
at least until
THE MERGENTHALER COMPANY
Is able to approximately supply the pres
emf demand for newspaper and job office
plants as such plan will ensure a con-
tinuons working of the machines under in
telligent direction and thereby ensure
THE LARGEST POSSIBLE PRODUCT
and the gradual education of large class
of skilled operators.
1t is proposed. therefore, to take the
limited number of machines that can be
obtained at present, as the nucleus of the
establishment here, and in order that the
large number of persons interested in
THIS GREAT MECHANICAL DEVICE
may be accommodated. the capital stock
of the Company has been placed at
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
figure ample for the requirements of any
probable business !: the maximum subscrip-
ton being restricted to
ONE HUNDRED SHARES
at the par value of Twenty five Dollars per
share.
In order that those persons whose pres
ent employment is likely to be affected by
the introduction of
a LABOR SAVING INVENTION
of such great capacity as
THE LINOTYPE MACHINE,
may avail themselves of its advantages. it
has been determined that practical printers
and cOmpositors NAV subscribe upon the
10 Oil al
the device, to the extent Of
FIVE HUNDRED SHARES
of tho proposed capital stock, in such
amounts as they may apply for, not to ex-
coed five shares to any one person.
THE LINOTYPE MACHINE
has been in successful operation in one of
the largest and most prominent newspaper
offices in the country for nearly year,
and now turns out from fifty to seventy
five per cent. of the type used in its COM
position. daily. large sized book of 800
pages, and numerous pamphlets of differ ent
sizes OF type. have also been printed by it,
Its daily working in these different
FIELDS OF LABOR
has been carefully studied and such minor
improvements and changes as have been
suggested have been added from time to
time. until the device is row believed to be
reliable for all classes of work. for news
paper as well as for job Office purposes
THE MERGENTHALER COMPANY
is the manufacturing company, and tho
NATIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC COMPANY
IS the parent organization and owner of tho
fifty or more patents embracing moro than
one thousand distinct claims-5y which the
Linotype machine is protected. This ma
chine the manufacturers are cnpfidapt 10
capable of producing continuously
EVERY VARIETY OF BODY LETTER.
as distinguished from large display type,
in bars of a single line of any required
width of column. ready for the press. at a
price
LESS THAN HALF THE COST
of ordinary composition and superior to
hand composition in every respect while
yielding to the parent company. even at
this great reduction, fair royalty for the
use Of its inventions. and to
THE LINOTYPE COMPANY
of Washington a good income upon the cap
ital invested. The Washington Linotype
Company will be the first organized operat-
ing company to take the field. 1t has al
ready secured four of tho 200 machines
now in process of construction.
Each of these machines.
WITH A SINGLE OPERATOR,
can turn out from
FORTY TO FIFTY THOUSAND EMS
every eight hours, and. by the employment
of relays of operators, is capable of a daily
product of from one hundred and twenty to
ono hundred and fifty thousand ems
This product is adapted to all classes of
newspaper. book and Job work-other than
display-including advertisements of the
character of this prospectus /: as will more
clearly appear upon examination Of the
work already done by the machine.
1t is believed that only 90 per cent of
the amount subscribed. SIS share. will be
needed to put the Company